Classification of Coastal Environments, Procedures, and Guidelines.

Abstract

The development of a coastal environment information system is structurally a function of the natural organization and dynamics of the environmental phenomena as well as the limits to our perception. The formation of concepts and hierarchical sets of concepts, i.e., a classification, are the fundamental tools of this information structuring. The report presents the procedures for concept formation and the genesis of a classification. In addition to the identification of the general methodology of environmental classification, its application to coastal environments is developed. The relationship between an ideal methodology and the limits of data sets available is explored and remedial procedures are suggested. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0757798

Entities

People

  • Bruce Hayden
  • Robert Dolan

Organizations

  • University of Virginia

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Concept Formation
  • Data Sets
  • Dynamics
  • Environment
  • Identification
  • Information Systems
  • Mental Processes
  • Perception
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Neural Network Machine Learning.
  • Systems Analysis and Design